El imperativo afirmativo
El imperativo afirmativo means “Affirmative commands for tú, usted and vosotros”. To give an instruction, the affirmative tú command usually looks like the he/she present: hablar → habla, comer → come, abrir → abre. Formation: tú: 3ª pers. presente (habla, come, abre) · usted: -e/-a (hable, coma) · vosotros: -ad/-ed/-id
Affirmative commands for tú, usted and vosotros
A2Formation
tú: 3ª pers. presente (habla, come, abre) · usted: -e/-a (hable, coma) · vosotros: -ad/-ed/-id
Explanation
To give an instruction, the affirmative tú command usually looks like the he/she present: hablar → habla, comer → come, abrir → abre. For usted, swap the vowel: hable, coma. For vosotros, replace the -r of the infinitive with -d: hablad, comed. Object pronouns attach to the end: Dímelo, Levántate. A few tú commands are irregular: ser → sé, ir → ve, hacer → haz, poner → pon, tener → ten, venir → ven.
Examples
Note
Negative commands use a different (subjunctive) form: no hables, no comas — that comes later.
FAQ
El imperativo afirmativo — what does it mean and how is it used?
Affirmative commands for tú, usted and vosotros. To give an instruction, the affirmative tú command usually looks like the he/she present: hablar → habla, comer → come, abrir → abre. For usted, swap the vowel: hable, coma. For vosotros, replace the -r of the infinitive with -d: hablad, comed. Object pronouns attach to the end: Dímelo, Levántate. A few tú commands are irregular: ser → sé, ir → ve, hacer → haz, poner → pon, tener → ten, venir → ven.
El imperativo afirmativo — how do you form it?
tú: 3ª pers. presente (habla, come, abre) · usted: -e/-a (hable, coma) · vosotros: -ad/-ed/-id
El imperativo afirmativo — any usage notes?
Negative commands use a different (subjunctive) form: no hables, no comas — that comes later.